Ice cream container



y 1957 M. .1. KELLY 2,800,266

ICE CREAM CONTAINER Filed Dec. 14,. 1953 v 4 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVEN 1 ORM/h'n J. Kelly M mpg ATTORNEY July 23, 1957 M. J. KELLY 2,800,266

ICE CREAM CONTAINER Filed Dec. 14, 1953 2 SheetsSheet 2 Mum JQ m BY M @wATTORNEY United States Patent ICE CREAM CONTAINER Melvin J. Kelly, St.Paul, Minn., assignor to Waldorf Paper Products Co., St. Paul, Minn.

Application December 14, 1953, Serial No. 397,811 1 Claim. (Cl. 229-37)This invention relates to an improvement in ice cream container anddeals particularly with a package for containing bulk ice cream orsimilar products.

Ice cream is often sold in containers of one type or another capable ofholding two and one-half or three gallons of ice cream. in the past ithas been a common practice to sell this product in metal cans or incylindrical paperboard containers. However, these containers are notconservative from a storage space standpoint and are costly to produce.Furthermore, containers of this type require considerable storage spacewhen empty. An object of the present invention lies in eliminating theseprevious difliculties.

An object of the present invention resides in the provision of acontainer for ice cream and the like which is shipped and stored in flatcondition and as a result requires a minimum of storage space. Thecontainers normally include a tubular body portion and a pair ofremovable end portions which are used to close the ends of the tubularbody.

A feature of the present invention lies in the novel manner of lockingone or both of the end closures to the body portion. The body portion isprovided with end flanges which are adhered to the outer surface of thetubular body along the top and bottom edges thereof. One or both of theend closures includes a tray shaped body having marginal flanges whichfold inwardly of the side walls and lock against the flanges of the bodyportion.

An added feature of the present invention resides in the provision of asimple and effective means for opening the top of the container whendesired. The cover is provided with a removable strip extending acrossthe top. By removing the strip the cover may be separated into two partsand removed and discarded.

These and other objects and novel features of my invention will be moreclearly and fully set forth in the following specification and claims.

In the drawings forming a part of the specification:

Figure 1 is a prospective view of the closed container.

Figure 2 is a prospective view of the body portion of the container.

Figure 3 is a prospective view of the container bottom. This structuremay also be used as the container top.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through the container showing the manner inwhich the container top may be locked in closed position.

Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view of the blank of which the container bodyis formed.

Figure 6 is a diagrammatic view of the container bottom and topstructure.

Figure 7 is a diagrammatic view showing the container bottom inpartially glued position.

Figure 8 shows the container bottom in completely glued position.

Figure 9 is a diagrammatic view of a modified form of container top.

As shown in Figure 5 of the drawings the container body A includes fourwall panels 10, 11, 12 and 13 con- 2,800,266 Patented July 23, 1957' ICCnected by parallel fold lines 14, and 16. An anchor flap 17 is connectedto one end panel of the series such as the panel 10 along a fold line19. In usual practice the panel or flap 17 is adhered to the panel 13 asshown in Figure 2 of the drawings so as to secure the container intubular form. The ends of the flap 17 are beveled as shown at 20 and 21.V

The wall panels are foldably connected to flanges along a common line offold 22. Flanges 23, 24, and 26 are secured to the upper edges of thewall panels 10, 11, 12 and 13, respectively. Similar flanges 27, 29, 30and 31 are foldably connected to the lower edges of these same panelsalong a common line of fold 32. The ends of the flanges 26 and 31adjoining the free end of the blank are beveled as indicated at 33 and34.

As is shown in Figure 2 of the drawings the flanges at the upper edge ofthe blank are folded back upon the panels to which they are hinged andadhered in this position. The flanges at the lower end of the blank Aare also adhered to the outer surfaces of the panels to which they arehinged. The beveled ends 33 and 34 of the flanges 26 and 31 extend in abutting relation with the bevelled ends of the flap 17 to form a miteredjoint.

In Figures 3, 6, 7 and 8 I disclose a container closure B which may beused at both ends of the container or may only be used at the bottom endthereof. This closure B includes a main panel 35 which is foldablyconnected along parallel fold lines 36 and 37 to side wall panels 39 and40. These side wall panels 39 and 40 are foldably connected alongparallel fold lines 41 and 42 to locking flanges 43 and 44. Anchoringflaps 45 and 46 project from ends of the wall panel 39 and similar flaps47 and 49 project from the ends of the wall panel 40.

The main panel 35 is connected along parallel fold lines 50 and 51 toside wall panels 52 and 53. These panels are connected along parallelfold lines 54 and 55 to locking flanges 56 and 57. Diagonal fold lines59 and 60 extend across the panel 52 and flange 56 form the juncture ofthe fold line 50 with the right angular fold lines 36 and 37. Similardiagonal fold lines 61 and 62 extend across the panel 53 and flange 57form the juncture of the fold line 51 with the right angular fold lines36 and 37. The structure thus formed is in effect an infolded tray withextra locking flanges hinged to the upper edges of the side walls. Ingluing the blank B the panels 52 and 53 are folded over the main panel35 but the triangular areas outwardly of the various diagonal fold linesare folded to overlie the adjoining portions of the panels 52 nd 53 andtheir respective flanges. The closure is then in the position shown inFigure 7 of the drawings. Adhesive such as 63 is applied to thetriangular areas of the panels 52 and 53 outwardly of the diagonal foldlines described. In the same operation the flaps 45 and 46 are foldedupon the wall panel 39 and the flaps 47 and 49 are folded upon the sidewall 40.

To complete the folding operation the side wall panels 39 and 40 withtheir respective locking flanges are folded over the bottom panel 35into the position shown in Figure 8. When in this position the variousflaps 45, 46, 47 and 49 become adhered to the triangular areas overwhich they lie. When the structure thus formed is unfolded, it becomes arectangular tray with locking flanges along the upper edges thereof.

Figure 3 of the drawings shows the closure B in erected form with thevarious locking flanges folded inwardly to extend substantially parallelto the main panel 35. If an enclosure is erected into this position andthe tubular body A is placed above the same and urged downwardly, thelocking flanges 43, 44 and 56 and 57 are folded downwardly intosubstantially parallel relation to the wall panels to which they arehinged. The locking flanges and the wall panels are so proportioned thatwhen the closure e V 2,800,266 7 7 v 1 is fully telescoped ontothe bodythe edges of the locking flanges abutagainst the various flanges.adhered to the side walls of the container body A.

When desired, the closure B may be used on both ends of the containerbody. However, the closures B'lock securely iniplace and are diiiicultto remove. ingly, when the closure B is used as a top as well as abottom, a pair of parallel weakened lines of separation 64 and 65 extendacross the panel and across the wall panels 39 and 4t). Transverse cutlines 66 and 67 connect the'ends of the perforated or weakened lines 64and 65. Accordingly, the end of the strip between the weakened lines 64and may be grasped and separated from the structure by pulling thisstrip out of the plane of the top. The cover may then be easily removedand dis-" carded. Under normal conditions, once a' container of the typedescribed is open, it is not reclosed and the contents are used.

In Figure 9 of the drawings I disclose a modified type ofclosure C whichcomprises a simple glued tray which fits by friction on the top of thecontainer. This closure C includes a main panel 69 connected alongparallel fold lines 70 and 71 to wall panels 72 and '73 respectively.

The panel 69 is also connected along parallel fold lines 74 and 75 towall panels 76 and 77; Flaps 79 and 80 are foldably connected to theends of the wall panel 72 and similar flaps 81 and 82 are foldablyconnected to opposite ends of the side wall 73. When the flaps 79 and 81are adhered to the wall 76 and the flaps 8t and 82 are adhered Accord Inaccordance with the patent statutes, I have described the principles ofconstruction and operation of my ice cream container, and while I haveendeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of thefollowing claim without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

The end closure for a tubular container having angularly arrangedconnected side walls and flanges on the bottom edges of said .side wallsadhered to the outer surfaces of the side walls, the closureincluding amain closure panel and side wall panels foldably connected thereto,locking flanges hingedly secured to the edges of said wall panels andfo'ldable inwardly of said side wall panels to engage in edge abuttingrelation with the edges of the flanges on the tubular body, and a tearstrip defined by weakened lines of separation extending across said mainclosure panel and two of said side wall panels but not across saidlocking flanges connected thereto, the ends of said tear stripprojecting downwardly below the fold line connecting said two side wallpanels and said locking flanges connected thereto.

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